IBC connection to water tank

[The Ruminant]

on, here’s the plan: 2 linked IBC’s, sitting on a low trailer and connected to a water trough.

My questions are what is the best way to link the two IBC’s together and what is the best connection to the water trough? It is likely to be low water pressure coming out of the IBC’s so is there a more suitable float valve / ball cock for this scenario?

Thanks

 

[Hard Graft]

you can get a low pressure inserts for ball cocks they are red and have a larger hole https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=l....69i57j0l5.12905j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[Pan mixer]

You can fit a 3/4 bulkhead fitting into the cap that usually seals the IBC valve if you drill it carefully - link like that and tee off to your lo-pressure ball valve.

 

[chickens and wheat]

We used the cap of a 25 l disinfectant type drum.with a bulk head fittimg as mentioned.
It was abit tricky as there are different thread types on many drums. Sometimes it needs the foam sealing washer doubled up

 

[ploughman1963]

Yes, we’ve done this - linked 4 together and works a treat - attached the trough to the rear of the trailer so completely mobile unit. I bought some IBC adapters off eBay - ibc thread to 25mm blue poly - 3 teepieces and low pressure ball valve

 

[Brisel]

APM Agriparts sell IBC adaptors. I have 2 IBCs on an old trailer chassis that are used to supply a short 50mm pipe to a trough with a 3/4" ball valve. I've got a few set up in mob grazing plots.